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magicbetweenpages's review
4.0
I lost my dad a little over a month ago and it's been the hardest time of my life. I have lost people before but loosing a parent hits so much harder. To realize that you will never see them again broke my heart. I cry everyday for all of the regret and guilt of not spending enough time with him. For wasting the little time we had (we didn't know he was sick, we had 1 month from the day of diagnosis till the day he passed). The anger at him being taken from us and the unfairness of the whole situation.
I've sat with my feelings and internalized my grief, I haven't really spoken to anyone about how I've been feeling and I can feel the heaviness of it all the time.
I was gifted a copy of The grief handbook by @msbridgetmcnulty and it couldn't have come at a better time. It's filled with real life advice, from someone who has gone through this horrible experience and you can tell it's from the heart.
If you've lost someone and struggling to cope, do yourself a favor and pick up this book. It's available on Takealot right now.
I've sat with my feelings and internalized my grief, I haven't really spoken to anyone about how I've been feeling and I can feel the heaviness of it all the time.
I was gifted a copy of The grief handbook by @msbridgetmcnulty and it couldn't have come at a better time. It's filled with real life advice, from someone who has gone through this horrible experience and you can tell it's from the heart.
If you've lost someone and struggling to cope, do yourself a favor and pick up this book. It's available on Takealot right now.
xnikkiheart's review
4.0
Perfect for helping those walk through what they need to go through. It goes through a variety of situations and scenarios, step by step, and does so in an honest and practical way.
yardsard's review
3.0
I picked this up at a bookstore because I had a gift card and wanted something I probably couldn't find in the library. It is a short little book that reads sort of like a series of blog posts. I did glean some helpful hints from it. Grief support is not one size fits all, so I'm trying to gather my support from various sources including a grief counselor. I don't think you can rely on just one book to support your grief. This book is mainly for people in the very early stages of grief and I'm almost a year out. There was a nice section on one year anniversaries however.
bookishpip's review
5.0
‘What’s the story of your love, rather than the story of your grief?’
I was granted early access to this book courtesy of NetGalley - thank you! - and it was the book I didn’t realise I needed. This is a journal-cum-memoir that explains the many complexities of grief, through snapshots from professionals, reflection exercises and personal anecdotes from the author (who sadly lost her mum).
Throughout the pandemic, I lost 4 people I loved - most notably my father, under traumatic circumstances - and this book has been extremely helpful in helping me to pinpoint the emotions I felt at the time, and those that I continue to experience now, months later. What I found particularly helpful was the discussion around ‘complicated grief’ - grief which, for whatever reason, is disrupted (for me, the pandemic and having very recently started a new job had consequences that I am still unpicking). I wish that I’d had this book to read and work through in those first few days and months.
I don’t often read self-help books but this one jumped out at me. Perhaps an unconscious part of me knew it was necessary to delve into those painful places.
What I loved most about this book was the emphasis of non-judgement throughout. Everyone grieves differently and the non-linear nature of it is frequently referenced. It felt like a safe space in which to explore those emotions. What also helped was having the personal accounts of the author to also refer to; I found myself completely empathising with everything she said (especially the terrible wave of grief seven months later - a place I’m at currently!) Our situations were so different, but in many ways very much similar too, which is so comforting. Grief is an unfortunate eventuality for all of us; it is common, despite how alienating it can feel at its darkest points.
Overall, I’d recommend this to anyone who has experienced a close personal bereavement. However, I think this is also good for those with someone close to them going through a bereavement; addressing well-meaning but ultimately harmful adages (such as anything beginning with ‘at least’, as beautifully and concisely worded in here) provides a helpful tool for those wanting to comfort others in their times of need.
I was granted early access to this book courtesy of NetGalley - thank you! - and it was the book I didn’t realise I needed. This is a journal-cum-memoir that explains the many complexities of grief, through snapshots from professionals, reflection exercises and personal anecdotes from the author (who sadly lost her mum).
Throughout the pandemic, I lost 4 people I loved - most notably my father, under traumatic circumstances - and this book has been extremely helpful in helping me to pinpoint the emotions I felt at the time, and those that I continue to experience now, months later. What I found particularly helpful was the discussion around ‘complicated grief’ - grief which, for whatever reason, is disrupted (for me, the pandemic and having very recently started a new job had consequences that I am still unpicking). I wish that I’d had this book to read and work through in those first few days and months.
I don’t often read self-help books but this one jumped out at me. Perhaps an unconscious part of me knew it was necessary to delve into those painful places.
What I loved most about this book was the emphasis of non-judgement throughout. Everyone grieves differently and the non-linear nature of it is frequently referenced. It felt like a safe space in which to explore those emotions. What also helped was having the personal accounts of the author to also refer to; I found myself completely empathising with everything she said (especially the terrible wave of grief seven months later - a place I’m at currently!) Our situations were so different, but in many ways very much similar too, which is so comforting. Grief is an unfortunate eventuality for all of us; it is common, despite how alienating it can feel at its darkest points.
Overall, I’d recommend this to anyone who has experienced a close personal bereavement. However, I think this is also good for those with someone close to them going through a bereavement; addressing well-meaning but ultimately harmful adages (such as anything beginning with ‘at least’, as beautifully and concisely worded in here) provides a helpful tool for those wanting to comfort others in their times of need.
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